Astana:Kazakhstan plans to increase its oil supplies through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to 1.7 million metric tons by 2027, as announced by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the ministry has forecasted oil supplies via this route to reach 1.6 million metric tons this year. If the target for this year is achieved, it would represent a 6.25% increase in oil supplies by 2027.
The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan reported that 1.32 million metric tons of oil have already been transported through the pipeline in the first ten months of this year. Additionally, the Azerbaijani authorities have indicated their readiness to increase the intake of Kazakh oil to 2.2 million metric tons annually.